Nancy Astor

1 Season
9 Episode

Nancy Astor


(2 votes, average: 7.50/ 10)

60 minutes 1982 HD

  • Share

Nancy Astor was the American-born socialite and politician who became the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons. This miniseries produced for BBC2 follows her journey from her early life in Virginia to her political career in Britain, including her marriage to Waldorf Astor and her struggles and triumphs as a Member of Parliament.

img

Season

Similar

  • 2016
    img

    Frontier

    Frontier

    6.79 2016 HD

    In 18th-century North America, ruthless trappers and entrepreneurs fight to wrest control of the fur trade from the mighty Hudson's Bay Company.

    img
  • 2025
    img

    Hostage

    Hostage

    6.65 2025 HD

    When the British prime minister's husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders must face an impossible choice.

    img
  • 1970
    img

    National Action

    National Action

    1 1970 HD

    Based on the Sichuan Liu Han case, the story follows anti-corruption heroes led by He Yanling as they, with a national task force mobilized by the...

    img
  • 1999
    img

    Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    1 1999 HD

    Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his...

    img
  • 1974
    img

    Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

    7.91 1974 HD

    When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their...

    img
  • 2014
    img

    37 Days

    37 Days

    7.40 2014 HD

    This three-part political thriller follows the catastrophic chain of events leading up to World War I from the assassination of Archduke Franz...

    img
  • 2015
    img

    And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None

    7.55 2015 HD

    Ten strangers, drawn away from their normal lives to an isolated rock off the Devon coast. But as the mismatched group waits for the arrival of the...

    img
  • 2016
    img

    Close to the Enemy

    Close to the Enemy

    5.10 2016 HD

    A British intelligence officer has to ensure that a captured German scientist helps the British develop jet aircraft.

    img
  • 2015
    img

    Hjørdis

    Hjørdis

    7.80 2015 HD

    This miniseries spinoff of "Rita" follows teacher Hjørdis as she plans a school play on bullying featuring a cast of socially awkward students.

    img
  • 1987
    img

    Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria

    Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria

    6.00 1987 HD

    Love, intrigue, favouritism and corruption at the Dresdner Hof.

    img

Recomendation

  • 2010
    img

    Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

    8.11 2010 HD

    A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an...

    img
  • 1995
    img

    Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice

    8.20 1995 HD

    Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and...

    img
  • 2016
    img

    The Crown

    The Crown

    8.19 2016 HD

    The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The...

    img
  • 1979
    img

    The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

    7.08 1979 HD

    Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every...

    img
  • 2011
    img

    The Kennedys

    The Kennedys

    6.52 2011 HD

    The triumphs and tragedies of the most popular political family in American history.

    img
  • 2016
    img

    War and Peace

    War and Peace

    7.57 2016 HD

    The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's...

    img
  • 2005
    img

    Bleak House

    Bleak House

    8.10 2005 HD

    The generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the...

    img
  • 2024
    img

    The Decameron

    The Decameron

    6.02 2024 HD

    As the bubonic plague spreads through Italy, a group of nobles and servants retreats to a villa, where their lavish getaway quickly spirals into...

    img
  • 2025
    img

    House of Guinness

    House of Guinness

    7.52 2025 HD

    Dublin, 1868. The Guinness family patriarch is dead, and his four children — each with dark secrets to hide — hold the brewery's fate in...

    img
  • 2020
    img

    Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

    Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

    7.45 2020 HD

    This limited series chronicles the incredible true story of Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first African American self-made millionaire.

    img